Goingarijp

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Goingarijp Goaiïngaryp
Village
Goingarijp church and bell tower
Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
53°0′38″N 5°46′20″E / 53.01056°N 5.77222°E / 53.01056; 5.77222
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area ^[1]
• Total	9.29 km² (3.59 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	250
• Density	27/km² (70/sq mi)
Postal code	8511^[1]
Dialing code	0566

Goingarijp (West Frisian: Goaiïngaryp) is a small village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 250 in 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Godinriip, and means bank belonging to Goënga.^[4] The Protestant Church dates from 1770 and was a replacement of a medieval church. In 1840, it was home to 86 people. There is a little American windmill near the village. It used to stand in the Rottige Meente [nl] but was sold to the village in 2007.^[5]

Before 2014, Goingarijp was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.^[5]

Gallery

The dike at Goingarijp
Farm near Goingarijp
American wind mill during sunset
Harbour of the bungalow park

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8511AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ "Goingarijp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Goingarijp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.